Sri Aurobindo
Philosopher, Author
1872 – 1950
Who was Sri Aurobindo?
Sri Aurobindo, born Aurobindo Ghosh or Ghose, was an Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, Maharishi, guru and poet. He joined the Indian movement for freedom from British rule, for a while became one of its influential leaders and then turned into a spiritual reformer, introducing his visions on human progress and spiritual evolution.
Sri Aurobindo studied for the Indian civil service at King's College, Cambridge. After returning to India he took up various civil service works under the Maharaja of Baroda and started to involve himself in politics. He was imprisoned by British India for writing articles against British rule. He was released when no evidence was provided. During his stay in the jail he reputedly had mystical and spiritual experiences, after which he moved to Pondicherry, leaving politics for spiritual work.
During his stay in Pondicherry, Sri Aurobindo evolved a new method of spiritual practice, which he called Integral Yoga. The central theme of his vision was the evolution of human life into a life divine. He believed in a spiritual realisation that not only liberated man but also transformed his nature, enabling a divine life on earth. In 1926, with the help of his spiritual collaborator, Mirra Alfassa, he founded the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. He died on 5 December 1950 in Pondicherry. He was the first Indian to create a major literary corpus in English.
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- Born
- Aug 15, 1872
Kolkata - Also known as
- Aurobindo Ghose
- Aurobindo Ghosh
- Aurobindo
- Aurobindo Sri
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Mrinalini Devi
(1901/04 - )
- Mrinalini Devi
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- King's College, Cambridge
- University of Cambridge
- St Paul's School, London
- Lived in
- Vadodara
- Kolkata
- Died
- Dec 5, 1950
Puducherry
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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